Dir En Grey (stylized as DIR EN GREY and previously as Dir en grey) is a Japanese metal bandformedin1997andcurrentlysignedto Firewall Div., a sub-division of Free-Will. As of 2011, they have recorded eight full-lengthrecordswithalineupconsistentsince its inception. Numerous stylistic changes have made the genre of theirmusicdifficulttodetermine,though it isgenerallyconsidered to be a form of metal. Originally a visual kei band, the band hasoptedforlessdramatic attirein recentyears.

Dir En Grey has toured through Asia, Europe, South America, and North America;Billboardcommentingo ...read more

Dir En Grey (stylized as DIR EN GREY and previously as Dir en grey) is a Japanese metal bandformedin1997andcurrentlysignedto Firewall Div., a sub-division of Free-Will. As of 2011, they have recorded eight full-lengthrecordswithalineupconsistentsince its inception. Numerous stylistic changes have made the genre of theirmusicdifficulttodetermine,though it isgenerallyconsidered to be a form of metal. Originally a visual kei band, the band hasoptedforlessdramatic attirein recentyears.

Dir En Grey has toured through Asia, Europe, South America, and North America;Billboardcommentingonthegroup'sinternationalfanbase, that the band "has transcended the language barrier in the UnitedStatesthrough itsmusic"and"gainedits audiencewithout singing in English".

"Dir En Grey has been categorized in many genressuchasalternativemetal,alternativerock,experimental,hardcore,numetal,metalcore,avant garde, progressive and variousothers. DirEnGrey'sformathas beensubjecttochangethroughouttheircareer, initially being aratherexperimental form ofalternativerock.Sometracks oftheirdebutalbumGauzealsodemonstrated adistinct pop appeal, which was largelydropped in favorofamoreprogressivesoundonthefollowingalbums,Macabre and Kisou.While up to that point some songs had alreadybeenmorefast-paced,rawandaggressivethan others,theband's music took adecisive turn with the release of the EPSixUgly,fromthenonsportingmoremetalinfluences in general.DirEn Grey's style hassince gravitated towards riffsandsongstructuresmorealongthelinesofcontemporary North Americanfusiongenres, such asnu metal and metalcore,thoughtheirlatestalbum,Uroboros,seesthemreturn to themore experimentalandoriental sound oftheir earlier albums. SinceitsreleasemanysourceshavebegunclassifyingDir En Grey asprogressive metal." « hide